Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-02-24
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Mrs Penseyers. Of Buffalo, n Y, mar
rfed fourth husband and then killed
MIN because she was jealous ur
George Alfred Townsend, after dictat-
ing for some hours TO a stenographer,
found out that the fellow was insane.
The friends Of the late, Sojourner
Truth. of Battle Greek, Mich, are max
ing an effort to erect a monument over
her grave. 1rgTT,IE E
Queen Victoria has ordered tea set
of fifty pieces of Burmese ware, TO be
made for her by a New Bedford, Mass,
manufacturer. -
NJ. Stamboulof, the statesman whom
the Gar is said to fear moro than any
other man in Bulgaria, is only q trlhe
over thirty-seven. rlHe u,l
Miss Ella Martin, a New England
girl, is editor of the North Nebraska
argus. The Argus has a sharp tongue
as well as keen eyes.
Tar as fuel for ocean steamers is
about to be experimental upon by a
German who has constructed n novel
furnace for the purpose.
In recent case at Seattle, w. T..
Judge Green held that the territorial
law pronouncing the smoking of opium
illegal was unconstitutional. T..
A Danish hound on exhibition in
Philadelphia museum stands as high as
n man. He is the largest dog in the
world, and cost his owner $1,000.
Nj. Pasteur, being urged by his family
to rest for time from his labors, re-
piled, when am not working seem
to myself to be committing theft"
John Crossman, who died at China,
Me-, recently at the age of ninety-six
years, leaves six sons and one daughter,
thirty-two grandchildren and forty
great-grandchildren. ...,..
In 1849 a deposit of $19 was made in
the savings bank at Dover. N. H. 1t re-
mained in tho bank until the other day,
when the book was presented and the
account closed by the payment Of
$l9583. ....
Willie Abronson is the name of lit
tie Russian Jew, IL years old, at present
stopping in Philadelphia, who has trav-
eled over Russia, Germany, and En-
gland and is able to black boots in ten
languages. .
Mrs Anna L. Murphy, widow Of the
San Francisco millionaire, is woman
to be commisserated. She cannot live
comfortably on her allowance of $4,000
a month from the estate, and petitions
to have it increased.
The Baltimore american, speaking of
the wicked city of Cincinnati. says that
its inhabitants put sugar on their oys-
ters, and anybody who will put sugar
on oysters will put vinegar or lyonaise
dressing on ice cream"
Industrial people the imperial family
of Austria are The Crown Prince has
lately published a big book, the Arch
duchess Maria Valerie is writing play,
and the Archduke Karl Salvador has
just got patent for new repeating
rifle. t3F '. "
DR.. Eaton, of Benson, Mimi, is
justice of the peace as well as physician,
and the economical ptoplo around there
manage 10 have him tic hymcneal knots
when he is called out eight or ten miles
into the country on medical or surgical
business. 4
A. o. Norton. a leading merchant of
New Haven, Conn, was fined $50 and
costs in the City Court for giving his
customers chance to guess the number
of seeds in squash. The nearest guess
ers were to receive prizes. He was az
rested on tho charge of dlsposing of
goods by chance. He took an appeal
to the Superior Court
b. One of tho latest ideas in the matter
of the arrangement of furniture for re
ceptions is to have three gilded bamboo
chairs so arranged that their backs
form an acuto-angled triangle. In some
instances the chairs are tied together in
this position with handsome bow and
ends of various colored satin ribbon.
William Rockefeller, of the Standard
Oil Company, has purchased the entire
estate of the late William H Aspinwall
in the towns of Mount Pleasant and
Ossining, on the Hudson. The property
comprises about eight hundred acres
and all the buildings and appurtenances
thereon. The price paid is not known.
Jay Gould is said to figure that if ne
should give fifty men $4,000 each to 60
into business for themselves, one-half
would fail and lose all within five years,
and the other twenty-five would be mad
because he was able to make it $4,000
and didn't do it. He argues that men
appreciate their own earning far moro
than gift.
A remarkable family experience has
occurred at Findlcy's Lake, Chautauqua
County, N. Y. 1t was the taking of q
photograph of Mrs. Benjamin Boorman,
of that place; her son. Edwin Boorman;
his daughter, Mrs. G. L. Osborne; her
daughter, Mrs D. ]. Dean, and Mrs.
Deans baby. The picture represents
five generations, all in good health.
Miss Ransom, Cleveland artist, has
just completed portrait of ex-President
Garfield, which is said to be u perfect
likeness of the assassinated President,
just as he appeared when he delivered
his inaugural address from the front of
the Capitol. Mrs. Garfield, when she
saw the portrait, pronounced it the best
likeness Of her husband she has yet
seen.
Mr. and Mrs. F. w. Parsons, of Fair
mont, Neb,, are heparents of dlminu-
tive boy baby weighing only two and
quarter pounds. 1t is only thirteen and
q half inches in length from the crown